Originally Posted by
Midnight Maverick
Well...since you're an educator, I suppose I'll say this: I cannot stress enough that the further above average your IQ is, the more special needs you are. That's part of the reason I am pro-IQ at this point. I know a lot of people like to try to debunk IQ, but one of the main issues I have with that is the fact that those same people are not implementing alternative methods for determining who needs alternative class placements. Just as a child with downsyndrome needs that, a gifted child does as well.
People usually think of only the glamorous side of high IQ, while failing to consider the unique challenges and obstacles these people face, especially during their childhoods. Whether or not a gifted child gets these needs met can literally make or break their entire future success. Hell...my very life hinges upon it sometimes, especially recently, in the sense that intelligence causes higher sensitivity and pain, higher insight into things, which often results in existential issues. I can't even voice it, either, as it will be misunderstood and misinterpreted, and I will only receive backlash for it if I try to share. Generally speaking, people aren't allowed to have problems that pertain to high intelligence...not because they are too petty, but because it's socially unacceptable and treated like they're petty, because it's shit that most people haven't experienced, and therefore struggle to conceptualize...and their egos interfere with understanding whatever they actually could understand if they tried. You can't explain your problem because most people aren't genuinely going to get it, and you don't receive support when you try. Instead, you'll get shit for it, like "oh, boohoo, must be so terrible to be so smart and ace your classes." That's not all that being intelligent is, though.